Ladder
Dev tools
paywall bypass proxy
SHOW HN2023
How HN took it
3 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 7 critical, out of 24 comments about the project. Thread score -0.05.
Idea: 1 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Easy to set up and useful for reading paywalled articles
From 1 comment
Really great and easy to use. I was trying to read an article that was on the front page of HN and couldn't due to paywall. Downloaded the binary and was reading it within 30…
cooper_ganglia on HN
Customizable rules and faster than Python-based 13ft
From 1 comment
I did try 13ft. But it misses several points. The ladder applies custom rules to inject code. It basically modifies the origin website to remove the Paywall. It rewrites (most…
2cpu1container on HN
Objections
Performance not working on many paywalled sites like Bloomberg and WSJ
From 1 comment
The docker image, and on the upside is fairly easy to get running. But I'm downside, I'm zero for two actually using it. I tried a Bloomberg article which gave me a "suspicious…
nfriedly on HN
Legal concerns around circumventing paywalls and DMCA
From 1 comment
I don't know for sure, but I would imagine there are more severe actions taken against circumventing paid material (content behind a paywall) than there is for free content…
bilekas on HN
Requests
More default rulesets for common sites
From 1 comment
Yes, the one i provide is still pretty empty yet. I plan to build one that can be used as a starting point or as a default.
2cpu1container on HN
Questions
Whether rulesets must be written per site
From 1 comment
I'm very new to this kind of service, but do you have to write your own rulesets for each site you want to bypass? The repo doesn't seem to include much...
fyzix on HN
Whether bypassing paywalls is illegal
From 1 comment
The README says "The author does not endorse or encourage any unethical or illegal activity." Is it actually illegal anywhere to bypass a paywall?
gumby on HN
Alternatives named
12ft.io
From 1 comment
For folks like me who have no idea what 12ft.io or 1ft.io are, they appear to be services for bypassing paywalls on websites.
fader on HN
Bypass Paywalls Clean browser extension
From 1 comment
> these features should be part of a browser extension You mean like Bypass Paywall Clean? https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean
sva_ on HN
archive.is
From 1 comment
Create a browser book mark and set this as the URL of the bookmark: javascript:window.location.href="https://archive.is/latest/"+location.href It will usually open up the…
KoftaBob on HN
13ft
From 1 comment
I did try 13ft. But it misses several points. The ladder applies custom rules to inject code. It basically modifies the origin website to remove the Paywall. It rewrites (most…
2cpu1container on HN